Iodium picture type materia Medica

Word Mnemonic for IODIUM

I O D I U M

I – Increased appetite but emaciation

→ Ravenous hunger, eats constantly, yet becomes thin.

O – Overactive glands

→ Hypertrophy & induration of thyroid, mammae, ovaries, testes, uterus, prostate.

D – Dark-haired, dark-eyed, debilitated

→ Scrofulous diathesis, cachectic, profound weakness.

I – Irritable if not fed

→ Must eat frequently; anxiety and weakness if hungry; better after eating.

U – Upstairs dyspnea

→ Breathlessness on climbing; weakness with exertion.

M – Membranous croup & Mammary atrophy

→ Hoarse, dry cough; child grasps larynx; breasts become flabby and wasted.

⭐ Keynotes of Iodium

🔥 Ravenous hunger with progressive emaciation

🍽️ Better while eating or after eating

🦋 Hard goitre in dark-haired persons

🧠 Restlessness with anxiety from hunger

🫁 Weakness and breathlessness on slight exertion

🫀 Heart feels squeezed or grasped

🩸 Acrid, corrosive leucorrhoea; cancerous cervix tendency

❄️ Worse warmth; worse wrapping head